The Life of Arseniev
Will be published approx. on 25. February 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-241-78929-2 (ISBN)
Description
Ivan Bunin was considered by many to be the heir of the literary tradition established by Tolstoy and Chekov - a realist writer with an achingly beautiful, brocaded style. The Life of Arseniev was written over twelve years; a part-translation was put out by Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press in 1933, but Bunin continued working on the novel until 1952. This is the first English translation of Bunin's magnum opus as he truly envisioned it.
We follow Alexei Arseniev, born on his father's estate in the 1870s, from his childhood to his schooldays to his first love, and on to writerly and romantic maturity. Tragic, lyrical, imbued with an exhilarating zest for life, The Life of Arseniev shows us a unique, deeply personal snapshot of Russia on the brink of revolution, capturing it forever in the amber of Bunin's exquisite prose.
We follow Alexei Arseniev, born on his father's estate in the 1870s, from his childhood to his schooldays to his first love, and on to writerly and romantic maturity. Tragic, lyrical, imbued with an exhilarating zest for life, The Life of Arseniev shows us a unique, deeply personal snapshot of Russia on the brink of revolution, capturing it forever in the amber of Bunin's exquisite prose.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-78929-2 (9780241789292)
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Ivan Bunin (Author)
Ivan Bunin was born in 1870 in Voronezh, Central Russia. He began his career writing poetry and working as a copy editor for various newspapers and literary publications, eventually becoming the literary editor of a number of important journals. His collections of poetry and short stories gained rapid fame, which enabled him to leave his job and live as a freelance writer, travelling abroad frequently. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, he emigrated to France, where he continued writing in exile. In 1933 he became the first Russian to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in relative poverty in 1953.
Bryan Karetnyk (Translator)
Bryan Karetnyk is a British writer and translator. His recent translations include major works by Yuri Felsen, Gaito Gazdanov and Boris Poplavsky. He is also the editor of the landmark Penguin Classics anthology Russian Emigre Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky.
Ivan Bunin was born in 1870 in Voronezh, Central Russia. He began his career writing poetry and working as a copy editor for various newspapers and literary publications, eventually becoming the literary editor of a number of important journals. His collections of poetry and short stories gained rapid fame, which enabled him to leave his job and live as a freelance writer, travelling abroad frequently. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, he emigrated to France, where he continued writing in exile. In 1933 he became the first Russian to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in relative poverty in 1953.
Bryan Karetnyk (Translator)
Bryan Karetnyk is a British writer and translator. His recent translations include major works by Yuri Felsen, Gaito Gazdanov and Boris Poplavsky. He is also the editor of the landmark Penguin Classics anthology Russian Emigre Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky.